If you pay almost 2 thousand dollars for a phone you would expect it to have cutting edge technology, right? I mean the iPhone, G1, Storm, etc… are all clocking in at less than $300 and have a world of options and features. But style seems to be the only focus for the brand new Motorola AURA.

Designed to look like the mobile phone version of a luxury watch, the Motorola AURA has a circular screen with an astounding 16 million colors (300 dpi) and is protected by a 62-carat saphire crystal that prevents scratching. Does it look worth it?

While most new phones have a double-take factor, the first thing someone with an AURA is likely to say is, “It cost me $1,999″ while a iPhone or G1 customer’s first comment would typically be, “Check Out What It Can Do.” And my comment to anyone buying this is, “Do you really have that much money to waste or are you just stupid?”

The thing doesn’t even have 3G. Sure, it looks nice but Moto… come on!!!

Have a look-see at the specs and see if you think this “opportunity” is as ridiculous as we do:

• Quad band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz with GPRS, EDGE
• Music & video players
• 2 MP fixed focus camera with video recording
• SMS & MMS
• POP3/IMAP e-mail
• “Open source” browser
• CrystalTalk technology
• 2GB of internal memory
• Stereo Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP and EDR
• USB 2.0
• 96.87 x 47.60 x 18.55 mm, 141 grams
• Talk time: up to 7.3 hours
• Stand by time: up to 400 hours

The phone alone ain’t bad, but combined with the price… yuck!

[Via UnwiredView]